Any recommendations on where to get a turbo?

[Nathan Bailey]

I have been looking everywhere for a new turbo or reconditioned turbo for my A3 (1.9tdi BXE) and every place I look the prices are sky high around £400. The cheapest place I have found is for £300 with giving my old turbo back. Does anyone know anywhere that will do cheapish turbos? Preferably the North East.

I am changing this because the past few weeks a lot of white smoke has been coming out of my exhaust and my car goes into a limp mode with the fault code P0234 Turbo Charger Overboost. I have had a quick look at the turbo and the wastegate is seized and I have tried freeing it off using the Mr Muscle method but still no luck. Can someone please just verify I am correct in changing the full turbo before I throw away a load of money?

Thanks

 

[audismart]

Buy a cheap 2nd hand unit from a scrappers and rebuild yourself.
Then rebuild the unit you take out and sell it on.

 

[audismart]

Try theses guys out, £215 + VAT
Reconditioned Turbo, Turbocharger remanufacturing Rebuild

 

[Mujnu]

CR Turbos have good reviews on here, they come and pick your turbo up and then deliver it back to you too (£15 carriage). I have a 1.9tdi and when I thought my turbo was bad (it wasn't) I got a quote off them, they quoted me £245 to recon my turbo which can take 3-4 working days or exchange your turbo for £295, they only use garret as exchange, which IIRC is what was used on the BXE block.

 

[desertstorm]

Take your existing turbo off the car, strip it and clean it properly, and replace it. Will cost you nothing to do except your time.
Mr Muscle is a temporary codge usually, you won't get as good a job as stripping it and cleaning out.

 

[Nathan Bailey]

Thanks for the replies!
Got a quote from my local scrapyard for £140.
Think I am going to go for the cheaper option and just take it off and try strip and clean it, will update once done.